Granular Cell Tumor - A Case ReportChi Niu, Hsin-Yi Su, Hsiu-Chin Chen, Hsu-Po Yeh
Dermatol Sinica 10: 81-87, 1992
Granular cell tumor usually presents as an asymptomatic mass in the skin, mucous membrane, or subcutaneous tissue. The most common site is the tongue (40%). It is rarely considered in the clinician's differential diagnosis. We herein report a granular cell tumor occurred in the right wrist of a 34-year-old man. Histopathologic examination revealed encapsulated nodules and cords in the dermis, composed of polygonal granular cells which were S100 protein-positive. The lesion recurred one month aft ..................More

Syringocystadenoma Papilliferum - A Case ReportChun-Liang Lin, Yu-Chuin Chow, Kwo-Hsiung Hu, Chun-Shung Liao
Dermatol Sinica 10: 103-108, 1992
An 8-year-old girl had suffered from a hairless, red mass over the occipital area since birth. She received electrodesiccation one year ago. However, an erythematous, verrucous tumor developed again several months later. Histopathology showed an exophytic mass with varing degrees of papillomatosis in lower power field, and in high power field, there were numerous filiform projections, which lined by high columnar cells at outer row and small cuboidal cells at inner row. Stroma infiltrated with d ..................More

Cutaneous Odontogenic Sinus -A Case Report and Literature ReviewChih-Hui Huang, Ming-Tzen Liu, Jen-Hong Yang
Dermatol Sinica 10: 109-114, 1992
Cutaneous odontogenic sinus most commonly present on the chin or the mandibular region as nodulocystic lesion with suppuration. We report a case of cutaneous odontogenic sinus. A 10-year-old girl presented one erythematous, indurated subcutaneous nodule with central ulceration on the left side of submandibular area for about one month. She received surgical incision and drainage and systemic antibiotics therapy without improvement. Under the impression of cutaneous odontogenic sinus, the intraor ..................More

Pilomatricoma-like Change in an Epidermal Cyst - A Case ReportShing-Shen Chian, San-Chi Hwang, Han-Nan Liu, Tei-Lu Chu
Dermatol Sinica 10: 121-125, 1992
We herein report an epidermal cyst with pilomatricoma-like change. A 38-year-old male presented with a solitary, asymptomatic subcutaneous nodule on the right forearm for about five years. There is no contributory information regarding his past and family history. Histopathological examination revealed an ordinary epidermal cyst, but the presence of many masses of shadow cells within the lumina and outside the cyst wall is unusual. ..................More